All Chapters of I Became a Father: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

The officer was already looking at me impatiently. "The system doesn't lie."I smiled as I said, "The system doesn't lie, but the people who input the data can."The room went silent for a moment.An older officer looked up at me.I unlocked my phone and opened my Grab app's history. Then, I tapped open my company email and pulled out my travel confirmations from around the first of June, 2019. "This was my ride from the Neo International Convention Center to Central City International Airport in the morning that year. You're telling me there was a woman somewhere giving birth to my daughter on that date?"The young officer frowned. "Sir, please calm down."I said, "I want to see the original files.""What original files?" The officer asked."The marriage registration, the birth registration, and the household registration documents. Since the system says I am divorced and have a daughter, there must be a marriage certificate, a divorce certificate, a birth certificate, proof o

Jessie glared at me as I looked at Lex in disbelief. "Zephyr, listen to me. This ends here. This kind of drama stays in the family. If this gets out, it will be bad for everyone."I asked, "Bad for whom?"She avoided my eyes.I answered for her. "Bad for Lex, and bad for you. As for me, the life you stole apparently didn't count as mine."Humiliated and furious, Jessie rushed over to snatch my phone. I stepped back and lit up the screen.The recording had already been running for fifteen minutes. I held up the phone and said, "Keep talking. I'm recording all of it."Lex's face finally went pale.I looked at them and said, "You forged official documents, using another person's identity to register a marriage. And then, you claimed marital assets through deception. If false materials were used to register Sandy, things will only get worse for you. I'm going to the police to file a report first thing tomorrow morning."Jessie pointed at me, her hand trembling violently. "You dare?

When Jessie saw Lindsay, the pesticide bottle dropped from her hand and onto the floor. "Ms. D-Davies..."Lindsay did not look at her as she walked up to me and started scanning me. Then, she said, "You're not the man from back then."I quipped, "Congratulations. You didn't find out too late."The lawyer behind Lindsay handed her a document, and she then took it and threw it straight into Jessie's face. It was a medical diagnosis, and the pages struck Jessie's cheek before drifting to the floor."Ah!" Jessie covered her face, not because it hurt, but because Lindsay's coldness had frightened her.She stammered, "Ms. Davies... What are you doing?"Lindsay's eyes barely paused on her as the lawyer behind her stepped forward. He then bent down to pick up the diagnosis and read it aloud, "Patient, Sandy Evans. Five years old. Clinical diagnosis, Fabry disease. Symptoms, severe thickening of the heart muscle and early signs of kidney damage."My mind quickly searched my memory for th

Lindsay was silent for a moment before saying, "My father appreciated your so-called clean family background and high education. He thought you had good genes and were suitable to marry into the family."She continued, "At the time, I was overseas handling an acquisition and didn't have time to come back. I didn't attend the wedding, and the registration was handled by my father and his assistant. I only saw you once through video back then and didn't pay much attention."I understood then. In their world, marriage was probably similar to restructuring. Who the groom was and what he looked like might matter less than a beautiful resume.Meanwhile, Lex had used my resume to his advantage."After Sandy was born, I discovered he was addicted to gambling and ignored our daughter, so I divorced him. I thought spending five million dollars could buy out a marriage that was clearly a mistake and give Sandy some security. I did not expect Lex to be someone who could never be satisfied."T

I shuddered as I listened to Lindsay's words to her lawyer, Williams."We can argue that taking money that's meant to fund Sandy's medical bills with the full knowledge that she might die without it is attempted murder." She hung up and looked at me. "I want him to spend the rest of his life in prison."Suddenly, the door to the room was pushed open. "Zephyr! You animal! Where did you take Lex?"Jessie rushed in, her hair disheveled and eyes bloodshot. Hospital security followed behind her but could not stop her. "Ma'am, this is the VIP ward! You can't force your way in..."Jessie shoved the guard away and rushed straight at me, raising her hand to slap me. I turned aside to avoid it and grabbed her hand. "Let go of me! You ingrate! You want to kill your own cousin for an outsider and an illegitimate child?!"At the bedroom's doorway, Sandy trembled from the shouting as her face turned pale.I tightened my grip on Jessie's hand. "Firstly, this is a hospital. Keep your voice down.